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Go Straight for the Joy and Follow Your Purpose

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In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked. You’ll outgrow it like your baby clothes, and then you have a choice to either try to contort yourself back into it or to leave.” This article was published in June 2013 and has been updated.

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10 Trailblazing Women Paving the Way for a Better Future

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She’s been to a concert on each Beyoncé tour since 2004, has a personal record of reading seven novels on a four-day vacation, has lived in 10 places in 10 years and completed five half-marathons. Impact : As a plus-size woman, Alexander understands the common struggle of finding clothing that fits and inspires confidence.

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Business Insider Feature Story on Former Celebrity Assistant Bonnie Low-Kramen

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One perk of working for a star is the clothes, she said: “One assistant I knew was the same shoe size as her celebrity, so she got all her hand-me-down designer shoes.” ” Read the original article from Business Insider here. Dukakis, Low-Kramen said, insisted on rooms with working windows, rather than piped-in AC.

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Take control of the economy; darn your socks

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Comment: 1 One Comment Karalyn Comment // January 3rd, 2009 // 6:09 pm Loved this article — I learned to darn socks as a child — and made my first dress when I was 8 years old. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. see photo below ) Weave loose ends into the inside of the darned area and clip with scissors.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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In 2004 Blakely tackled another hurdle when she appeared on a reality show with Richard Branson called The Rebel Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best , a sort-of cross between The Apprentice and The Amazing Race. This article originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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Dany Garcia is the chairwoman of The Garcia Companies, a global holding company, the owner of the XFL, the founder of GSTQ, a new clothing line and community and the co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions. Her articles have been featured in the Scotsman Guide: Residential Edition and several other online publications. Dany Garcia.

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